ArticleJournal of pain research2025
The Economic Analysis of the Overlooked Recurrent Low Back Pain: Three Years Retrospective Observational Study.
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- Economic burden of recurrent low back pain among working-age adults in Poland: a 3-year retrospective observational analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
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Abstract
Purpose: Recent redefinitions of pain emphasize the importance of the previously overlooked recurrent low back pain (LBP). Understanding the direct medical cost for recurrent LBP cases based on the cost per visit is crucial economically. We aimed to compare the cost per visit for LBP and recurrent LBP, including the impact of gender and type of medical service, estimating the approximate annual cost of recurrent LBP. Patients and Methods: Data on LBP categorized according to ICD-10 codes (G54, G55, M45, M46, M47, M48, M49, M51, M53, and M54) from the Polish National Health Fund (NHF) and Opolskie Rehabilitation Center (OCR) were analyzed based on the recurrent state as outlined in the new chronic pain definition. Results: In OCR, a recurrent LBP was confirmed for 22.78% of patients, of which 59.72% were female (p<0.001). The mean value of a single procedure for recurrent LBP was 110.56 EUR, it was significantly higher for males (135.35 EUR) than for females (92.94 EUR) (p=0.008). Recurrent LBP generated a higher cost per visit for medical services than LBP (p<0.001), except for physiotherapy. Notably, males had a higher cost per visit in inpatient admissions, while females had a significantly higher cost per visit in physiotherapy services for both LBP and recurrent LBP. Moreover, recurrent LBP generated a statistically higher cost per visit for medical services than non-recurrent cases, except for physiotherapy. The average annual cost of LBP-related medical services in Poland was €243,861,639. Conclusion: Recurrent LBP accounts for 5% of total direct LBP costs and has a higher cost per visit than LBP, excluding physiotherapy services. Gender significantly affected per-visit costs, with males having more inpatient admissions and females utilizing more physiotherapy services for both LBP and recurrent LBP.
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